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U.S. Sugar is actively engaged in our local community, working to support our farmers, their families and the families our foods feed. Read more about our work. U.S. Sugar is actively engaged in community outreach to strengthen and support our employees and our neighbors. Our employees contribute thousands of volunteer hours annually to civic, social and educational causes, and U.S. Sugar..
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Judy Clayton Sanchez Senior Director, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
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Clewiston, FL – Throughout the month of December, U.S. Sugar’s nearly 3,000 farmers andemployee-owners have contributed to local families through a series of food and toy donations inthe communities where they live and work. “The holiday season is a time to reflect on our many blessings and as a farming company, we arethankful to be […]
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Clewiston, FL – U.S. Sugar announced that Judy Clayton Sanchez, the Company’s longtime Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, plans to retire effective October 31, 2024.“For more than 30 years, Judy Sanchez has done an extraordinary job in managing U.S. Sugar’s Communications efforts and has acted as corporate spokesperson with integrity and grace,” said […]
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Clewiston, FL – As South Florida schools begin to re-open doors for the year, U.S. Sugar’s employees have been distributing backpacks and school supplies to thousands of students in Hendry and Palm Beach counties. The sugarcane and market-fresh vegetable farming company has been partnering with local libraries, churches, cities and health centers to deliver the school […]
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Clewiston, FL – U.S. Sugar, a leading producer of refined cane sugar and market-fresh vegetables, today announced the launch of an upgrade to the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition with the RISE with SAP solution. This transition marks a significant milestone in U.S. Sugar’s long-standing partnership with SAP, enhancing the company’s business efficiency, precision agriculture capabilities, […]
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Clewiston, FL – As local sugarcane, fruit and vegetable farmers recently completed the 2023-2024 harvest season, the latest data show once again excellent air quality in the Glades. Results from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Department of Health, which follow the protocols set forth by the United States Environmental Protection Agency […]
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – There is a saying: “If you take care of the land, it will take care of you.” These are the words by which Florida’s farmers live.
Florida farmers, growers and ranchers are stewards of the land, and they play an integral role in the protection, restoration and conservation of our state’s precious natural resources.
Farmers utilize Agricultural Best Management Practices, or BMPs, that were developed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services with the University of Florida and approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to restore and im ..read more
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Clewiston, FL – U.S. Sugar announced today that Clewiston native Eric Edwards, current Vice President, State Governmental Affairs, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Public Affairs. This promotion is effective immediately.
“Each year with U.S. Sugar, Edwards has taken on increasingly greater roles and responsibility, and he has proven to be a strong and effective leader — both within our company and the industry,” said Ken McDuffie, President and CEO. “We are extremely proud that one of Clewiston’s own will continue our long-term efforts to advocate for agriculture and our ..read more
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Clewiston, FL – U.S. Sugar today announced its Executive Vice President Kenneth W. McDuffie has assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Robert H. Buker, Jr. McDuffie has more than 30 years of experience in agriculture leadership roles involving agricultural operations, precision agriculture technology, research, business strategy and finance.
President & CEO Kenneth W. McDuffie
“Given Ken’s decades of experience leading efforts to modernize U.S. Sugar’s farming and technological infrastructure, there is no better choice to lead our growing company into th ..read more
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Clewiston, FL – U.S. Sugar today announced that its CEO, Robert H. Buker, Jr., has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the national Dyer Memorial Award, “Sugar Man of the Year.”
“Our country, our state and our local communities have all been enriched by Bob’s tireless commitment to defending American agriculture,” said U.S. Sugar Executive Vice President Ken McDuffie. “Over his 41 years of service for and with U.S. Sugar, Bob has established himself as a pillar of the American sugar industry and is so richly deserving of this prestigious award.”
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